Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?

Developing countries suffer from rising urban pollution levels, with associated negative effects on health and worker productivity. This paper studies how managers in developing country cities cope with the polluted environment. High-resolution pol...

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Main Authors:	Bassi, Vittorio, Kahn, Matthew E., Lozano Gracia, Nancy, Porzio, Tommaso, Sorin, Jeanne
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES MANAGERIAL DECISIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/701341627569013295/Pollution-in-Ugandan-Cities-Do-Managers-Avoid-It-or-Adapt-in-Place http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36054

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spelling	okr-10986-360542021-08-06T05:10:31Z Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place? Bassi, Vittorio Kahn, Matthew E. Lozano Gracia, Nancy Porzio, Tommaso Sorin, Jeanne POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES MANAGERIAL DECISIONS Developing countries suffer from rising urban pollution levels, with associated negative effects on health and worker productivity. This paper studies how managers in developing country cities cope with the polluted environment. High-resolution pollution measurements were collected in Ugandan cities and matched with a novel firm survey. The analysis finds that firms locate in close proximity to major polluted roads, which bundle a bad (exposure to pollution) with a good (market demand). Higher ability managers do not avoid polluted areas; instead, they adapt to the pollution by protecting their workers through the provision of equipment and flexibility in work schedule. 2021-08-05T12:47:32Z 2021-08-05T12:47:32Z 2021-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/701341627569013295/Pollution-in-Ugandan-Cities-Do-Managers-Avoid-It-or-Adapt-in-Place http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36054 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9743 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Uganda
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topic	POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES MANAGERIAL DECISIONS
spellingShingle	POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES MANAGERIAL DECISIONS Bassi, Vittorio Kahn, Matthew E. Lozano Gracia, Nancy Porzio, Tommaso Sorin, Jeanne Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?
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description	Developing countries suffer from rising urban pollution levels, with associated negative effects on health and worker productivity. This paper studies how managers in developing country cities cope with the polluted environment. High-resolution pollution measurements were collected in Ugandan cities and matched with a novel firm survey. The analysis finds that firms locate in close proximity to major polluted roads, which bundle a bad (exposure to pollution) with a good (market demand). Higher ability managers do not avoid polluted areas; instead, they adapt to the pollution by protecting their workers through the provision of equipment and flexibility in work schedule.
format	Working Paper
author	Bassi, Vittorio Kahn, Matthew E. Lozano Gracia, Nancy Porzio, Tommaso Sorin, Jeanne
author_facet	Bassi, Vittorio Kahn, Matthew E. Lozano Gracia, Nancy Porzio, Tommaso Sorin, Jeanne
author_sort	Bassi, Vittorio
title	Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?
title_short	Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?
title_full	Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?
title_fullStr	Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?
title_full_unstemmed	Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?
title_sort	pollution in ugandan cities : do managers avoid it or adapt in place?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/701341627569013295/Pollution-in-Ugandan-Cities-Do-Managers-Avoid-It-or-Adapt-in-Place http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36054
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